Engelsk navneord: atomism |
1. | atomism (om erkendelse) (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association |
|
| Mindre specifikke termer | scientific theory |
|
| Overordnet emneområde | psychological science, psychology |
|
2. | atomism (om erkendelse) (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles |
|
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe.
|
|
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | atomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory |
|
| Mindre specifikke termer | theory |
|
| Overordnet emneområde | chemical science, chemistry |
|
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | holism, holistic theory |
|